Pakistan’s education minister welcomes Safe Schools Initiative
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The has been welcomed by the country鶹APPs education minister, who has vowed to do everything he can to ensure children can learn in safety.
Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman said A World at School鶹APPs 15-point plan 鶹APPdeserves accolades鶹APP and would help to 鶹APPensure substantive improvement for security of the schools鶹APP.
The initiative 鶹APP launched on February 17 鶹APP is backed fully by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Gordon Brown, the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education. They agreed to work together on a joint effort for the security and safety of schoolchildren and to appeal to donor governments, foundations and the business sector to finance the plan.
It was devised in the wake of the in December and years of terrorist attacks on schools, students and teachers.
Mr Baligh ur Rehman, Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training, said: 鶹APPPakistan has faced myriad issues of safety and security in schools. The schools are at the frontline in the war against terror since Pakistan has faced fatal attacks on educational institutions and demonstrated express resolve and resilience against the extremists.
鶹APPDespite the destruction of more than 1000 schools in Pakistan, our children are still in school and the government and people of Pakistan are committed to ensure education for each child.鶹APP
Mr Baligh ur Rehman said that 鶹APP as well as the 鶹APPgigantic challenges of access, equity, quality and governance鶹APP 鶹APP the safety of school students was paramount. He said security was being beefed up and advocacy campaigns launched to 鶹APPcombat the menace of terrorism and evil鶹APP.
But he admitted a lot more had to be done and said the Safe Schools Initiative could have 鶹APPa huge impact on the lives of millions of children鶹APP. He said it dovetailed best practices from around the world with lessons learned in Pakistan.
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